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also focussing
as in concentrating
to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective
try to focus your attention on the task at hand
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Recent Examples of focusing
Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Reid is also meticulous with focusing on details, and Kansas City is usually better in this area than its opponents.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The company expanded its R&D operations in Tennessee, focusing on bringing the technology to market for electric vehicles, defense applications, and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The airline is focusing on its best-performing markets to ensure long-term success, according to spokesperson Nicole Aguilar.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
His time under the golden arches also seeded an obsession with systems and taught him the importance of keeping operations lean and relentlessly focusing on customers.
—Martina Castellanos, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Outside of making content professionally, Wagner also shares parts of her personal life, focusing on mental health awareness and creating a more open and transparent online space.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Talks are focusing on unwinding that whole cut in gradual monthly increments and the group has reached an agreement in principle to raise output by at least 135,000 bpd from October, two sources said.
—Robert Ilich, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
In the letter, just over a page long, Botcher did not acknowledge the charge or ongoing investigation, instead focusing on his efforts to help revive and shape the village over the past decade, from community service to financial performance.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Jones had no comment when asked about his exchange with Tranquill, instead focusing on the bigger picture.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Reid is also meticulous with focusing on details, and Kansas City is usually better in this area than its opponents.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The company expanded its R&D operations in Tennessee, focusing on bringing the technology to market for electric vehicles, defense applications, and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
The airline is focusing on its best-performing markets to ensure long-term success, according to spokesperson Nicole Aguilar.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
His time under the golden arches also seeded an obsession with systems and taught him the importance of keeping operations lean and relentlessly focusing on customers.
—Martina Castellanos, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Outside of making content professionally, Wagner also shares parts of her personal life, focusing on mental health awareness and creating a more open and transparent online space.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Talks are focusing on unwinding that whole cut in gradual monthly increments and the group has reached an agreement in principle to raise output by at least 135,000 bpd from October, two sources said.
—Robert Ilich, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
In the letter, just over a page long, Botcher did not acknowledge the charge or ongoing investigation, instead focusing on his efforts to help revive and shape the village over the past decade, from community service to financial performance.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for focusing
Verb
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One common effect is difficulty concentrating.—
Angela Ryan Lee,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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The question facing executives isn't whether top AI talent justifies premium compensation, but whether concentrating this much enterprise value in individuals creates new categories of business risk requiring fundamentally different governance approaches.—
Sabeer Nelliparamban,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Today, a typical scan takes about 30 minutes; the optical system could theoretically cut that to just five.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dust and sandstorms have disrupted optical tracking, weakened the laser beam and caused wear on its optics.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Scott Summers, the leader of the X-Men team from Marvel comics who's capable of firing optic blasts, in 2000's X-Men.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The diagnosis was optic atrophy, which meant no blood flow was reaching the nerve.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Following the procedure, the patient was prescribed oral and ocular glucocorticoids due to the severity of the case.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Hardages were pioneers in encouraging scientific inquiry into ocular albinism, a condition for which no treatments or cures were available at the time.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In explaining the oversight for such a highly visual social media app, Meta claimed limited resources and higher priorities.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some focus on breathing, others on a visual image, mantra, or sound.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Focusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/focusing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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